My first steps into Linux were in the 1990s, with an Redhat version which was distributed on a stack of 5.25" diskettes. In 1999 I met someone who was active in building packages for Mandrake. That's when I switched completely. To Mandrake.
In the mid-2000s, I briefly experimented with Mandriva, Ubuntu, Linspire, and others I can't remember. I didn't return to Linux until about a year ago, when I tried MX and liked it a lot, but right now I'm using Ultramarine.
Ubuntu was forced onto my laptop by my best friend 14 years ago, it was a terrible experience for sure and I was a tech nerd back then lol
Mint this time around BECAUSE I have the experience to know a moddable system that just works out of the box is what my lazy ass needs. And Debian on the server, like a M A N
In the 90's I installed Linux on the Amiga but didn't do much. 2004: First real Linux, Gentoo. 2006: Switched to Ubuntu w/XFCE. 2014: Switched to Arch. Been happy ever since.
I've tried several times on Linux in the past years. Since two years Linux is my daily driver. I tried -Emmabuntüs -MX Linux -Gentoo -Pop OS -Zorin -Open Suse -Debian -PureOS and some others. With every distro, there was a reason why it wasn't usable for me. I used Ubuntu for a while, but I got so fed up with Snap that I've now switched to Fedora.
I switched from Windows 2 years ago and I'm certainly no newcomer to PCs. What you need as a newcomer: Easy installation, running standard hardware, easy way to install and uninstall programmes. Something like Gnome software with already activated flatpak support out of the box would be best. What is not possible for a newcomer are W-LAN printers that cannot be controlled after installation, programmes that still have to be compiled, etc.
Downloading a deb file and installing it with a double-click via the software store is not a problem. In addition, programmes should also run after you have installed them and even that is not always the case with Linux. I found all this on my test tour. And for me: I've used Windows long enough that I don't want to have a GUI that looks like Windows again, so Xfce, Cinnamon, Mate etc. are already out of the question.
I was a beginner twice (because the first time I went back to windows). The first time it was Manjaro but it was bricking every day and I had to reinstall it multiple times a day so I gave up. 1 and half year later I started with PopOS and stayed for a few days until switching to Mint which I also stayed for a couple days. Then I picked Debian which I stayed to for a month.
I don't think I've tried Arch. I tried Debian, Ubuntu, and finally settled on Mint. If you use your laptop for work every day, I don't see how you can switch OSs unless you're just trying them out on Virtualbox.
OpenSuse Tumbleweed back in 2017. I tried other distros later (Mint,Debian,Ubuntu,Arch) on my laptop, but Tumbleweed really impressed me with stability as a rolling distro and don't think I will hop to other distros on my main PC.
Gentoo 😅. Which took all night if not longer to compile on my Dell Inspiron laptop 20 so years ago. Don’t recall how long I used it, there were always issues with WiFi. Eventually used Ubuntu for several years on desktop (which always had issues with the VPN client) after trying out Fedora, but that was too buggy. Also used Xubuntu on a Asus EeePC. For the last 7-8 years or so I only use Linux (AlmaLinux, Ubuntu) for my servers and MacOS for desktop.
Started with Ubuntu back in free CD days, 20 years ago. Disliked Unity, switched to Mint. I try other things & watch videos about them but I prefer Cinammon to other desktops and like the Mint community, the developers respect for users, and Debian/Ubuntu compatibility (I use both on servers).
parrot OS. I know it's odd, but I was interested in the pentesting tools and privacy features. First it was the full parrot sec, then realized that while cooling didn't need all those tools so parrot home, I think from there I went to arch and now fedora
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •My first steps into Linux were in the 1990s, with an Redhat version which was distributed on a stack of 5.25" diskettes. In 1999 I met someone who was active in building packages for Mandrake. That's when I switched completely. To Mandrake.
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Today, the crown of "first time linux user" is for Linux Mint, followed closely by ZorinOS, VanillaOS, and Bazzite (because GAMING).
If I want to make fun of somebody, NixOS or Arch.
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •Ubuntu was forced onto my laptop by my best friend 14 years ago, it was a terrible experience for sure and I was a tech nerd back then lol
Mint this time around BECAUSE I have the experience to know a moddable system that just works out of the box is what my lazy ass needs. And Debian on the server, like a M A N
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •2004: First real Linux, Gentoo.
2006: Switched to Ubuntu w/XFCE.
2014: Switched to Arch. Been happy ever since.
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •after many years of Ubuntu (from 7.04 to 10.10) I switched to Arch.
And I love It.
I USE ARCH BTW
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-MX Linux
-Gentoo
-Pop OS
-Zorin
-Open Suse
-Debian
-PureOS
and some others.
With every distro, there was a reason why it wasn't usable for me. I used Ubuntu for a while, but I got so fed up with Snap that I've now switched to Fedora.
It's FOSS
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •Something like Gnome software with already activated flatpak support out of the box would be best.
What is not possible for a newcomer are W-LAN printers that cannot be controlled after installation, programmes that still have to be compiled, etc.
Himmi
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •I tried other distros later (Mint,Debian,Ubuntu,Arch) on my laptop, but Tumbleweed really impressed me with stability as a rolling distro and don't think I will hop to other distros on my main PC.
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